Ever buy a new CD, and immediately have one song jump out and get you?

[nickgutierrez]

I had one of those experiences today. "Counting Down the Hours" by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists earned immediate earworm status. This doesn't happen much with me and new music; it usually takes a few listens for me to pick out my favorite songs. But this song is so well made - musically and lyrically - that it demanded attention from the start.

Has this happened to any of you lately?

[BigMcLargehuge]

1. not for a long time

I haven't bought a CD in years. I miss that one-son thrill, I really do.

[nickgutierrez]

2. I know what you mean

I don't buy a whole lot of music myself these days. I try to limit purchases to lesser-known bands and smaller labels - that way, I'm paying for talent and good music rather than hype and overpackaging.

[aquaman]

3. What other bands do you like?

[nickgutierrez]

4. Right now...

I'm on a Ted Leo and the Pharmacists/Beta Band kick.

That could change in an instant. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

5. Sometimes...

Most recently, the song "Image Of The Invisible" on the new Thrice album had me hooked on the first listen.

[nickgutierrez]

7. Same band: "Under a Killing Moon", I think it was

Very similar experience, except I saw them play live before I'd ever heard one of their songs.

[jobycom]

6. Sounds like grounds for a product liability suit.

Actually, though, twice. "Prayer for the Cowgirl" off Emmylou Harris's CD of that name, and a song called "Reunited" off Jummy Dale Gilmore's "Spinning Around the Sun" CD. It's a duet with he and Lucinda Williams.

[nickgutierrez]

8. Heh - ooooooooow, my auditory cortex.

And now for something completely different: an interesting, unrelated article that I found while doing a google search to figure out which part of the brain responded most directly to music: http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/news/2001archive/11-01archive/k112701.html

The human brain is quite an amazing thing... :)